I understand your position. Like I said, I have advocated for some restraint here, but that’s only my voice.
Let’s think about it this way. Since you don’t agree with any religious restraint, do you then approve of churches that allow illegals to live in the basement, and claim the government has no right to object?
We could probably come up with some other instances where it might be reasoned for the government to have a legitimate voice in the matter.
I also want tracts and reasoned outreach to take place, so I am sensitive to that issue.
I just wonder if at times we don’t draw the line at a place where it would be best if we didn’t.
Take care guys.
Hi Doughty, I approve of churches allowing illegals to sleep in their basements. We are to be helpful, compassionate, friendly with aliens. It is not unfriendly to insist they need to obey laws that say they should return to their own country.
The basis of sanctuary laws in the Old Testament was the right of revenge on one who had caused a death, even if it was not a murder but was an accident.
We really don’t have that condition in this country at this time, so a church would be stretching it to claim OT sanctuary laws applied to them. In an honest case, honest police should be able to honestly arrest wherever a fugitive from justice might be.
So, if someone is being arrested for believing in the trinity, then that is an occasion to engage in civil disobedience. If someone is being arrested for negligent homicide, then there are no revenge rights in this nation at this time.